tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58105463804197664992024-03-13T19:57:14.499-07:00sync.sound.cinemaRandom field reports concerning audio, the red-headed stepchild of film and television production.
(Note: no offense intended to red-headed stepchildren everywhere.)syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.comBlogger222125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-2565924612617974672019-09-29T12:14:00.000-07:002019-09-29T12:14:06.513-07:00"Net 90?" "Net 90."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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90 days. No other industry can/would tolerate this.<br />
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syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-26337807147559178702017-01-03T19:13:00.000-08:002017-01-03T19:13:05.862-08:002017 New Quadrennial Newspamphletter ThingieSo, did anything... <i>interesting</i> happen for you in 2016? (delicate avoidance of politics - CHECK).<br />
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I had the fortune to work on two union features this year, a first for me. The first, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5710514/combined"><i>I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore</i>,</a> was a debut for actor-turned-director Macon Blair, with Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood. I recently learned that it will screen in competition at Sundance this year, which is fantastic news.<br />
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The second was <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5340300/combined">Lean On Pete</a></i>, with Charlie Plummer and Steve Buscemi, directed by Andrew Haigh. While the overall experience was wonderful, location shooting did present challenges. In this case, it was dust, dust, horseshit and dust. One piece of gear got dust so deep inside the chassis that it needed a trip back to the factory for cleaning.<br />
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Prior to <i>IDFAHITWA</i>, I upgraded my film kit, moving from a 788T/CL-9/Venue Field system to a 688/CL-12/Octopack with SR-Bs. For the most part, reception with the SRs was similar to the Venue with VRT modules. The 688 offers more channels with greater flexibility, and is still incredibly portable. This came in handy on numerous driving shots, for which I could simply pull the bag off the upright cart and jump into a van. Switching from cart to driving mode took about 5 minutes.<br />
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Currently I'm enjoying my couch, and find myself wishing on more than one occasion that pajamas were acceptable public attire. I know that anything's possible if I put my mind to it (and I stop caring about my visual impact on the public at large. If you have eyes and/or aesthetic principles, consider yourself warned).<br />
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Welp, that's it for this episode. Stay tuned for a forthcoming review of what should be required reading for anyone in the freelance world (and kids, ask your parents what "stay tuned" means).syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-13606099163177195862015-10-25T10:20:00.000-07:002015-10-25T10:20:31.066-07:00E-Sign O the TimesWe call it "The Industry". When we omit the modifying noun, it is assumed that we are speaking of the entertainment industry. While on occasion we make art that is entertaining, most of the time it's merely work. Work that we are passionate about, yes, but work nonetheless. A majority of us are self-employed, aka freelance, which means that in addition to our primary skill, we are also every other executive position within our company. It's up to us to negotiate and close the deal, while managing all of the residual paperwork that comes with running a business.<br />
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Often, we conduct our basic negotiations via a phone call, text, or email, with few, if any, of the pertinent terms specified as they should be. One the most reliable things you can do to simplify the process is to get a deal memo (which is the same -i.e. <a href="http://www.filmunderground.com/72/Article/NWFS/Deal-Memos.htm">as legally binding</a> - as any other contract. "Deal memo" seems to be used mainly as an entertainment industry term of art).<br />
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Verbal contracts, while seemingly convenient, and technically legally binding, have their <a href="https://www.theselfemployed.com/wp-content/cache/wp-rocket/www.theselfemployed.com/law/dealing-with-and-enforcing-verbal-contracts//index.html_gzip">drawbacks</a>: <div>
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"People remember things differently. People don’t remember. People lie. So ask your clients to sign some simple paperwork. This is business, after all, and anyone who balks at written contracts is likely to pull a disappearing act once the bill comes due."</blockquote>
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<br />Some of these issues are unintentional, but all are avoidable, so long as both parties have a common document with clearly defined terms that they can both refer to before the work is engaged, as well as after to resolve any confusion.<br />
Email can suffice for this, but sometimes you'll get a harried client who will miss certain things, or respond with a "yes" when you needed a full agreement clause stated. I got tired of all of this (negotiations annoy me), so I've put together a deal memo that covers most of what I need to feel comfortable on set: rate, kit, OT, travel, and the like. Every time I get back from a gig and I end up kicking myself for something, it gets added to the memo. It's now a page and a half.<br />
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Whilst we live in a gilded age of instant grams and books of faces, many people still find difficulty in receiving, signing, and returning a document. Often, a production will be very ad hoc, and won't have so much as a table, let alone a printer or scanner upon said table, to handle your memo. Luckily, several businesses offer just the solution: electronic signatures.<br />
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You can upload your own document (text, PDF, etc), insert initialling prompts, signature blocks or whatever you need, and then have that document sent to the client for signing. On the receiving end, this is very similar to filling out a web page on any e-commerce site, and, most importantly, that signature is <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7001">legally binding</a>. Once it is signed, both you and the client are emailed copies for your respective records. No more printing and scanning an entire document merely to add a John or Jane Hancock.<br />
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I personally use <a href="https://www.hellosign.com/">HelloSign</a>. It's one of the first I had experience with, and its integration with Google Drive is extremely convenient, as I run my entire business side through Google's apps (note: I receive no compensation or consideration from either HelloSign or Google). There are many services available today; often they will offer a few signatures per month (usually 5) for free, and charge beyond that.<br />
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We will encounter plenty of challenges on set. The business side should be as hassle-free as possible, and e-signatures are one more tool for media professionals to make sure that their contracts are all sewn up before call time. </div>
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<br />syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-39808150039530053792014-12-22T19:23:00.000-08:002014-12-22T19:23:13.917-08:00The Itty Bitty TC Committee<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Not quite the "Ascent of Man", but close...</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tucked cozily upon a Canon C300, courtesy of <a href="http://www.koernercamera.com/">Koerner Camera</a>.</i></td></tr>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-097810cf-5b31-596b-f15e-a94e3f0bda65" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">In March 2014, Lectrosonics <a href="https://www.lectrosonics.com/US/Press-Releases/lectrosonics-introduces-l-series-wireless-microphone-products.html">announced</a> the L Series Wireless systems, essentially a revamp of the L series for affordable wireless systems for use in feeding smaller DSLR cameras. The “L” indicates “Large Bandwidth”, one of the major facets of the revamp being a switch to a wider RF spectrum. What that means is that the tuning hardware now covers three of the existing blocks, rather than one as the current systems do. This is part of an industry wide <a href="http://zaxcom.com/zaxcom-wireless-2-0-overview/">trend</a>, ostensibly to future-proof our wireless systems as more spectrum is <a href="http://www.cedmagazine.com/news/2014/10/fcc-postpones-600-mhz-auction-again">auctioned</a> off either to wireless carriers or set aside for a future “<a href="http://www.bna.com/internet-things-evolves-n17179912070/">internet of things</a>”. A wide band unit will likely not have to be either re-crystaled or replaced down the line, an attractive selling point in an industry that, like anything tech-driven, is subject to relentless change. Having three blocks available per band means that a mixer has up to 3072 available frequencies, plus a wide enough safety margin that even losing an entire block means you’ll have two more still available. </span></b><br>
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<br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Devendra Cleary, C.A.S., has hit upon a brilliant tactic in the latest </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><a href="http://cinemaaudiosociety.org/?page_id=16">C.A.S. Quarterly Journal</a></i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></div>
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After the my <a href="http://www.syncsoundcinema.com/2013/11/shake-rattle-and-roll-k-tek-nautilus.html">initial review</a> of the Ktek Nautilus suspension, several readers noted that they did not have the same experience with their Nautili, and Dave Fisk graciously offered to send another review sample. I recreated the setup, using the same gear and parameters as before. Here is the new batch of test files:<br />
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As before, there is a pervasive, low level ticking in the new Nautilus sample. To be fair, this is a torture test, pushing both suspensions beyond a common use scenario. Any competent boom op will swing a mic with far more grace than that, and even an ENG mixer booming with one hand will not likely ever induce the amount of vibration that I was during the test. I'm sure that the satisfied owners of the Nautilus are operating their booms sensibly, and enjoying good results.<br />
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But what about the more rough-and-tumble gigs, like back-pedaling and booming over uneven ground? In that situation, you're watching several things at once, and you don't want to have to worry about handling noise if you can help it. If one product can audibly out-perform another, especially at a lower cost, then is there even a contest?<br />
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Whereas we mixers might have once believed that it stood for its pin outs ("ground, lead, return"), we now know that it is the catalogue code for the Cannon Connector:<br />
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Since the advent of microphone use, suspensions, or “shock mounts” have been necessary. A good shock mount must provide a solid grip, excellent isolation, and a certain amount of compliance in a delicate balance. This balance will vary between mics and applications. The more sensitive you make a mic, the more it picks up unintended sounds, such as handling noise. If your mic is out on the end of a long boom pole, and in motion, isolation is key. <br />
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While key, it isn’t the sole factor. Place the mic in a nice web of springy, compliant materials, and it will be “floated”, with most thumps from the pole dissipated by the mount. <br />
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But if it’s overly compliant, then a heavier mic will travel more, either smacking the edges of the mount, or wobbling to and fro before settling. And while a foam windscreen will diminish air speed over the diaphragm, its inertia becomes a factor: swing a mic vigorously enough and you'll hear the diaphragm itself in motion, generating unintended sound. <br />
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The arms slide onto a T-shaped mounting rail, where a small lever locks each arm in place. The fact that it uses a locking arm to secure it means it has the freedom to be placed anywhere on the rail, accommodation just about any length of microphone. For the heavier mics, they suggest adding a third suspension arm. Each Nautilus ships with two sets of suspension arms: a grey, high-compliance set, and a black, low-compliance set. <br />
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Since there would be too many variables to test each shockmount individually, I tried my darnedest to come up with a process whereby I could test both mounts simultaneously. Since this blog is about sound for picture, I chose short shotguns (very common between film-style and reality production), and a model that runs a little heavier than most, the MKH-416. For comparison, I used the <a href="http://www.rycote.com/products/invision_broadcast/">Rycote InVision Broadcast HG MKIII</a>, which is intended for heavier mics in outdoor use, and the black, low-compliance set of K-Tek arms.<br />
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The Nautilus is conveniently threaded for a ⅜ 16 mount, found on just about every boom out there. I placed a stereo t-bar onto a standard tripod mic stand, with the Rycote on the left, and the K-Tek on the right, capping the 416s with indoor foam windscreens. Both were then hard wired via 25’ XLRs to a <a href="http://www.sounddevices.com/products/664/">Sound Devices 664</a>, with the low end roll-offs disengaged for both channels. I did my best to match the trims (the faders have calibrated onscreen displays), and recorded a two-channel poly WAV file at 48kHz, 24bit.<br />
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I figured the best way to test its isolation and compliance was to give it a decent, Bart Simpson-style throttling, which I did in three directions: linearly (forwards/backwards), laterally (side-to-side) and a short drop. The recording was done in my "test kitchen", AKA my actual kitchen, so you will hear the gentle murmur of suburban traffic in the background.<br />
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Below are snippets of each section of the files, labeled according to the orientation of the pole and the type of movement. Again, the Rycote is on the left, and the K-Tek is on the right. The files are downloadable should you want to solo each channel:</div>
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Both suspensions worked very well, keeping the mics in place while diminishing the majority of the handling noise from my ham-like fists. The Rycote was more compliant, and thus had a greater travel during the shake. As a result, it had more low end rumble, ostensibly from inertia acting on the diaphragm. The K-Tek was more rigid, and did not exhibit the same low rumble; however, it was plagued, in all three axes, by a ticking sound. I have to imagine that it’s the suspension arm shifting against the T-rail. As the Rycote’s Lyres are screwed in, they have little, if any, travel in their mounts. The ticking is a deal breaker, as its frequency lies in a very noticeable range, while engaging a simple roll-off can virtually eliminate low end rumble.<br />
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The Nautilus is a beautiful, if slightly flawed design. Were it half the price of the Rycote, I’d recommend it as a starter kit, or for low-demand situations (static interviews with a boom on a C-stand, for example). With its current MSRP, other options make more sense.<br />
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UPDATE: A handful of Nautilus owners has expressed surprise that the unit was noisy, and suggest that might be defective. Dave Fisk from K-Tek has offered to exchange the review sample for another. When I receive that, I will conduct another test recording and post a follow up.<br />
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syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-35423820564462145272013-11-15T15:21:00.000-08:002013-11-15T15:21:21.667-08:00Mightier Than the BoomMixer <a href="http://www.chrisdurfy.com/">Chris Durfy</a> has put together a detailed how-to on planting a lav mic inside the body of a pen:<br />
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syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-72687060452524935332013-11-15T13:31:00.000-08:002013-11-15T13:55:32.485-08:00Break Out Yer Fancy PantsSound Devices will reveal...something, on Tuesday, November 19th at 9am. Trew Audio L. A. will be live streaming the announcement<br />
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<br />syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-17924080321334397222013-09-24T11:48:00.000-07:002013-09-24T11:48:49.833-07:00Ray Dolby 1933-2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"...Walter Murch lauded him, commenting that film sound could be divided into 'Before Dolby and After Dolby.' The 'Before Dolby' era – from the beginning of recorded sound – was characterized by a constant background hiss, an underlying and irritating noise that was especially noticeable in quiet moments."<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"We hadn’t seen the rehearsal, so we needed to be ready for any possibility. In the tub, Douglas and Damon’s close-ups were shot at the same time so we covered them with two booms. A mirror behind Damon reflected most of the bathroom so we had to work from below and our mikes were almost touching the bath bubbles. Even the camera needed to be wrapped in a towel. The one thing we had in our favor was that the Jacuzzi wasn’t actually running this time."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">In the summer issue of <a href="http://695quarterly.com/">695 Quarterly</a>, boom op </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379982/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1">Javier M. Hernandez</a> shares some insight about working on <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291580/?ref_=sr_1">Behind The Candelabra</a>, </i>Steven Soderberg's HBO biopic about Liberace<i>.</i> Just reading about some of their challenges (polyester, gold chains, Vegas penthouse aesthetics) is enough to make me sweat rhinestones.</span><br>
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If you're recording out of doors, you need wind protection. The trick to a proper microphone wind shield is the one that lowers the speed of the air around the capsule, while remaining as acoustically transparent as possible.<br>
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<a href="https://furryheadwindscreens.com/">Furryhead</a> makes a series of wind shields to fit a range of products, from mics themselves to portable recorders such as the <a href="http://www.samsontech.com/zoom/products/handheld-audio-recorders/h4n/">Zoom H4N</a>, which I used for my test. Their shield is a slip-on with two inch long hair and a bunched collar that makes it look like either a dollar store merkin or Ernie finally lost it and scalped Bert.<br>
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Cheap jokes aside, it's meant to be used, not looked at, so I took my Zoom with me on a short atmos-gathering walk. I chose the <a href="http://hometeamportland.com/wp-content/uploads/southwest-portland-waterfront.jpg">Portland waterfront area</a>, due to its acoustic mix of water, passing traffic, and wind (and because I'm lazy and it's mere minutes away). I set the Zoom for 48 kHz 24 bit WAV files, with the unit's own mics set to the 120 degree pattern.<br>
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The first recordings were made about midway across the Hawthorne Bridge, where it was pretty windy. The surface of the car lanes is open steel grating, which makes the tires hum as they drive over.<br>
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As you can hear, there's no comparison: the open-cell foam tracks are unusuble, whereas the Furryhead knocked the wind down a considerable amount (the website claims 30 dB). However, it didn't eliminate the noise completely; you can still hear some low rumble on occasion (to be fair, it's all a matter of degree, as there is no completely wind-proof option for any microphone).<br>
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As there wasn't much wind down on the dock, I wanted to do a rough comparison of how acoustically transparent the Furry was relative to the foam. While I could hear a bit of high-end roll off in my vocal slating (which I edited from the tracks, since I sound like a stilted dork), I didn't really notice much difference in the lapping of the waves. Anything you cover a mic with will alter its frequency response, but losing a little high end (which you could more than likely recover with a some EQ in post) is certainly preferable to the full-on noise storm of wind on the element.<br>
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syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-65270477573726979782013-06-29T12:49:00.001-07:002013-06-29T14:32:00.793-07:00All Up In Yo Bizness (Software) <p dir="ltr">Too often in our relentless pursuit of quiet backgrounds and running refrigerators, we sometimes forget that as much as sound mixing is a technical art, it is also a business. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Since a good portion of a freelance mixer's work will likely be non-timecard, invoices are necessary. If you're as averse to the benumbing slog of paperwork as I am, you'll appreciate a simple, intuitive invoicing program, one that offers flexible analysis and tracking as well as a humdinger of a professional looking result. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I had used <a href="http://razorant.com/profittrain">ProfitTrain</a> for the past five years or so. I needed something for OS X that would offer a personalized invoice template and overdue payment tracking at an affordable price, and it met all of those criteria. However, it is an app that runs on a desktop, and thus requires me to always use a particular computer. While my primary hardware is a laptop (and thus portable) , it's still heavier than a tablet, or even a phone. What I needed was something cloud-based, accessible from anywhere, but also low cost. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Eventually I found <a href="http://invoiceable.co/"><u>Invoicable</u></a>. It's web based, which means I can sign in from a browser on anything with Internet access, regardless of platform. While it's more comfortable to type on a full-sized keyboard, I've been able to invoice a client from set before I'd even loaded the kit into my car, all from my phone. </p>
<p dir="ltr">You have the option to email invoices as HTML, as well as receive payments online. I haven't used these features, as I typically email a PDF to the client and wait for a check. It offers a freemium model, with an unlimited free version that only places a discreet, single-line ad for the service itself at the bottom of the invoice. I honestly didn't mind the ad, but chose to purchase the full license anyway because I want to support the company. (I am not affiliated with Invoicable in any manner, nor am I receiving any compensation for this post. I'm just impressed with the product.) </p>
<p dir="ltr"><u><a href="http://invoiceable.co/">Link</a></u>. </p>
syncsoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432093362484584503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810546380419766499.post-76153986395478691432013-06-17T18:07:00.000-07:002013-06-17T18:07:54.742-07:00Wireless Go Boom!Earlier this year, Glenn Trew wrote about his experience with the <a href="http://www.zaxcom.com/trx742">Zaxcom 742 </a>plug-on transmitter:<br />
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So, the Zaxcom 742 plug-on pure digital transmitter is nicely made, lightweight, usually has plenty of range, and accepts mono, stereo, and digital microphones, has a built-in recorder, can be controlled remotely, and has 137dB of dynamic range.<br />As you might expect all of these premium features come at a bit of a premium price: US$1995 for the transmitter and one cone (additional cones $200). But is it worth it? I’m sure that many will say “yes”, and put their money where their ears are. As purists often do<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans Unicode, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">.</span></span></blockquote>
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